Plant stalk supporter



Sept. 6, 19320 L. G. LENON PLANT STALK SUPPORTER Filed May 2. 1931 Jvvuentoz r Wv i imim wx.

Zulfier. 1 man dbtomg Patented Sept. 6, 1932 UNITED STATES LUTHER G. LENON, OI PORTLAND, OREGON PLANT STALK snrrongrnn Application filed Kay 2, 1931'. Serial! n, 534,544),

to provide a. stalk holder adapted to be thrust,

into the ground at the base of the plant and provided with an open loop at its upper end so arranged as to encircle the stalk transversely, whereby the said loop may be, conveniently engaged around the stalk without crushing or otherwise injuring it.

A further object of my invention is to provide simple and inexpensive means comprising a closure for said open loop adapted, when open, to be conveniently positioned to permit the stalk to be engaged by the loop and when closed to prevent thestalk from becoming disengaged from said loop under the effect of the wind or other causes which ma 1 cause the stalk to sway.

ii further object of my invention is to provide means carried by the free end of the loop adapted to form a seat for said closure means, whereby the latter will be supported and prevented from slipping-off the end of the loop and inadvertently opening, which would allow the stalk to become disengaged from the loop.

I have found it preferable to construct my stalk holder of relatively stifi' hard wire, not only because it is most conveniently manufactured from such material, but also because the said wire permits the stalk and its holder to bend with the wind and thus yield with less danger of being broken by a very strong wind or the like.

My stalk holder is particularly useful for garden flowers or plants in that, being made of wire of relatively small diameter and colored preferably green, it is quite unnoticeable and does not detract from the appearance of the plant or flower, in the manner of the well known green stakeswitlr-white tops; customarilynseda V Further, my stalk holder is 'usefu l forpotted plants, whiehwhen transported from, pl'aeejto' placegfby a fiorist for-example,are" s ubjected toconsiderable swaying-of the de? livery car and are-thus supported-and pm venged from being broken or; 'otherwi-se da mage.- i Igattain my objectsin aflstalkholder comprising; a, stake 1nember, fthe stake provided at its" upper end with an open loop adapted" to -be-engaged with the stalkof a plant, arm, one ei-idof which 'isf-coiledaboutthe portion, ofthe loop adjacent the stake" and u the- Other end projecting outwardly sags. to? rest upon' th t'f -ee end of, the, loop. taroim aclosure wherefore, the free end-10f loop provided with a seat for the endofjsaid iarm.

- TP-hese and {otherincidental features of my,

invention;, thedetails of constructioniand the m mode i-Ir which stalk "holder is used are hereinafterafully describedwith reference to the accompanying drawing. 1

lnthedrawin'gz' Fig; 1;;shows'a-perspect ve view, ,of my stalk Holder and-illustrates the same. with thef'cl o; sure means'for'the loopinopenposition;

Fig. 2-shows. awiewlooking down'on, my stalk'holder as showniirFig. 1, andillus l tratesfurther details of constr uctiongofithe 0 p; r F 3, sh w ragment ry..elevationlic y S a k holder. ithithe clbsu e'. m ans for he le nia' msed-positmnma i I E gl ti howamy alkh l ree a s fl ith h lstal ef want; 7 q x Referring now to, ,theL -figg-ures, my -sta-lk holder comprises a: stake-like body portion a constructed preferably of wire, which is slightly flexible so as to yield with the wind or other force that might cause the plant to sway.

The upper end of the stake at is bent to form an open loop I), lying in a transverse plane normal to the stake at and is thus adapted when the stake is thrust into the ground at the base of the plant, as shown in Fig. 4:, to be engaged with the stalk a: of 100 the plant without crushing or otherwise injuring it. i In order to prevent the stalk from becoming disengaged from the loop I), I have provided simple and inexpensive closure means therefor, comprising an arm-0, one end of which is coiled about the portion of the loop 6 adjacent the stake, as atd, and which extends outwardly so as to rest when in the posi- 1tion sbhown in Fig. 3, on the free end of the 00p 1 By this construction, which is not only convenient from a manufacturing point, I provide a slight resistance to the movementof the arm so that it will remainin whatever pos1-' tion it is set and will not readily be opened inadvertently and permit the stalk to become disengaged. I

A step or seat 6, see Figs. 1 and 3, is formed in the end of the loop I) for receiving the arm 0 which thus prevents the said arm 0 from slipping off the end of the loop, as would be the case, were the arm supported merely upon the cylindrical surface of the wire. The mode in which my stalk holder is used, is illustrated in Fig. 4 for supporting the stalk of a potted plant, but it is obvious J that my stalk holder will be equally useful for supporting the stalks of garden flowers and will be quiteinconspicuousas I preferably paint it green and construct it from 8 and 9-gauge hard? wire, the gauge depending on the length of the stalk holder desired.

I claim:

V 1. A stalk holder comprising a stake member, theupper end of said stake bent to form an open'loop lying in a transverse plane nor mal to the stake and thereby adapted to engage the stalk of a plant, an arm, one end of 40 which is coiled about the portion of the loop adjacent the stake and the other end projecting outwardly so as to rest upon the free end of the loop to form a closure therefor.

2. A stalk holder comprising a stake memher, the upper end of said stake bentto form an open loop lying in a transverse plane, normal to the stake and thereby adapted to engage the stalk of a plant, an arm, one end of which is coiled about the portion of the loop adjacent the stake and the other end projecting outwardly so as to rest upon the free end of the loop to form a closure therefor, the free end of said loop provided with a seat for the end of said arm.

LUTHER G. LENON. 

